Wellington's smallest victory - By Peter Hofschroer
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:10 pm
Wondered whether anyone had read this very interesting little book about the model maker(Capt Siborne) whose meticulous research contradicted Wellington's official memoir of the battle - fascinating read, good pics etc.
I think the book's subject matter is rather controversial even today as many heavyweight 'names' have based their own work on contra-views to that of Hofschroer & Siborne. I got a subtext from some of the Jacket testimonials which implied that people had to acknowledge the 'weight' of the book but in a rather defensive way!
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I think the book's subject matter is rather controversial even today as many heavyweight 'names' have based their own work on contra-views to that of Hofschroer & Siborne. I got a subtext from some of the Jacket testimonials which implied that people had to acknowledge the 'weight' of the book but in a rather defensive way!
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